iPhone 13 mini

[...] I thought the battery life would be better, and I thought I didn't want to swap Touch ID for Face ID. 18 months ago I bought a used iPhone 13 Mini, and much prefer it. [...] I'm finally going to get a battery swap for the 13 Mini from Apple this afternoon. I'm hoping that stops me vaguely wondering about battery swapping for my SE 2016 (1st gen) and going back to using that. I don't think I'd want to go back to a camera that old, and too many apps are not supported. [...]

[...] I've had the complete opposite. A 4 year old iPhone that still felt as snappy as it did the day I broke it out of the box. [...] And the original point was, "why iPhone over cheap android $200." Pixel 6 was a flagship phone with a launch price of $599. You could have gotten an iPhone 13 mini (release in 2021) and for an extra hundred bucks, been supported until at least 2028.

It's battery life. I was an iPhone 13 mini user for the last few years. I would buy a refurbished one off Amazon whenever my current one broke. I really prefer the smaller screen size. Recently, I broke my phone again and my wife happened to have a larger iPhone laying around unused (through some accident of e-commerce). [...] I don't watch any video on my phone and most of my screentime is Kindle and Safari. My screentime is only like 2-3hrs per day. [...] I actually now would prefer to keep my new annoyingly large 16e just to not have the battery anxiety. (A hidden assumption in the above is that larger screens make more room for battery.)

I mean, I paid like $100 to have apple do it on my iphone 13 mini. It took a few hours and my phone works approximately like new. If a $800 phone's battery lasts 4 years, it's very much worth $100 to get even a couple more years out of it... [...]

[...] Just my iPhone 13 mini does this my iPad isn't as bad. It has persisted between iOS updates and has been an ongoing issue for a few years.

My Nokia C2-01 purchased in 2013 worked for many years without a single (!) glitch. [...] I bought an iPhone13 mini looking forward for "quality", but after few years of usage I realized that the quality is exactly what I have lost: • Time-to-time when I open a contact, the "Call" button is disabled without any explanation. Surprisingly turning wifi and/or bluetooth and/or mobile data ON and then OFF again results in the "Call" button becoming re-enabled. [...] • DND logic so complicated and buggy that I started using the flight mode to be "sure" that nobody calls through. • "Settings" icon keeps displaying the "1" badge in revenge for my refusal to set up my Face ID. Well, I thought, at least this thing is a very good camera (which it really is). [...]

I have a Pixel 8 Pro I bought when I got a bonus at work like 4-5 years ago, I actually thought about downgrading to a used iPhone 13 mini for the tiny size, less power, more basic features without needing tons of updates. I can get battery replaced and everything.

I'm using the iPhone 13 mini for 1 year now. I bought it at 2025 and i've had trouble with battery. [...] They didn't tell me that battery was replaced, leaving it at 100% bh. Year later changed it, and on a solid use, it lasts through an average day. [...]

Speaking of battery, my iPhone 13 Mini was on 99% battery health the entire time it was on iOS 18.x. But 7 months on (I updated in November 2025) on iOS 26.x and I am down to 94%. I do not use my phone very heavily. [...]

[...] Four years in it has been great, with just one battery replacement at this point. I don't find the battery life is a big problem, if I'm going to be away from charging for a long day, I just bring my plug in Anker charger that can top it up several times. [...]

After more than 4 years I still using it and I absolutely love it and I replaced the battery with OEM battery and it’s feels brand new again and it’s ready for another 4 years

so after 4 years using the 13 mini because they never released a smaller phone, i finally bought the 17 pro and after one month of use, i decided to go back to the 13 mini. the form factor of the 13 mini is just too good

Back in January, I had a new battery installed in my iPhone 13 mini. The phone is four years old, and for about $100, it was like getting a brand new device! It’s 6 PM where I live right now, and my phone is at 89% battery.

[...] I have dropped it in the ocean, the battery has completely crapped out and I have had it replaced it. [...]

[...] Both content and ergonomics are strong. [...]

I had an iPhone 13 Mini. [...]

iPhone 13 mini (and ex-SE) user here, this phone looks great! [...] I think the real keyboard is an interesting and welcoming compromise for its width. If the built quality is on point, I'd see no issue with the price. [...] I appreciate the minimal color options - I have this thing where all my technical devices running software should be in all black, and any colorful details would just bother me a bit (looking at "playful" design choices like the lime green switch on the Fairphone 6). Quick nitpick at their marketing team: "compact by design, made for one hand." can't possibly be true with a real keyboard on a phone.

[...] I absolutely loved this device because of the keyboard. The onscreen keyboard was hidden when the physical keyboard was open. It basically doubled the screen estate. [...] I currently own an iPhone 13 Mini which is also considered a niche phone and does not sold well. I guess, I am the wrong person to ask which type of phone should be build. Having said that, I would love if Apple would create a phone with a physical keyboard.

[...] I wanted to avoid iOS 26 on this aging iPhone 13 Mini I, but hey, a security update sounds great. Now I woke up today with the iOS 26 Welcome Screen. [...] Additionally I was on call, and I would bet money that the Welcome Screen meant I was not fully logged in (corroborated by the fact that I had to enter my SIM PIN after completing it). [...]

[...] I lost my iPhone 13 mini the other day, did the find my phone beep thing and got a distant beep from my washing machine which was on wash cycle. [...]

This made me happy. I had a second hand iPhone 13 mini stuck on 18.2 with no upgrade path other than iOS26 (which is not a good fit for the 13 or my eyesight) - now I updated within iOS18 and afterwards can update apps that require a minimum of 18.6. (like ice cubes for mastodon)

I have some clip-on USB-C to Lightning adapters that work really well for charging and Carplay. The connection got flaky at one point, but cleaning the port with some iFixit tools fixed that right up. Clinging to my iPhone 13 Mini until it's natural death.

I was still using my iPhone 13 mini until last week when I bought an Air. As a city dweller without a car, I'm constantly in situations where I'm carrying something in one hand and need to pull out my phone for something. Now with this huge form factor I can't comfortably do that. For example, I was traveling internationally and was carrying my duffel bag in one hand and needed to get information out of the Airbnb app on my phone, and I almost dropped it. [...] The Air doesn't even fit in my jeans comfortably, I have to carry it in my jacket now (what do I do in summer?). [...] Apple needs to realize the user base that wants a portable, one handed phone isn't the same market that wants a cheap phone. [...]

[...] I love my iPhone 13 Mini and I actually upgrade from an iPhone 6 because I wasn't able to use certain apps anymore but I didn't want to upgrade to one of those big phones either. [...]

I've been using AppleMaps (over GoogleMaps) for the entirety of our multi-day trip to Stockholm, and it's been very enjoyable. For reference: I use an iPhone 13 mini. Battery usage was fine, maps quality was fine, plus I wasn't ad-bombed and "DO THIS" every time I opened the app. [...]

My friend gave me their old iphone 13 mini and I hate this thing. I can barely see the screen and idk how the shortcuts work and it’s so bright even with the display turned down my eyes always hurt….anyways I bought Samsung after having this thing for only 7 hrs oop

I had the AIR thing I hated i kept misplacing it and the camera 📸 I hated no wide camera the 13 mini has all the premium features🙏

I just bought a second-hand iPhone 13 mini 512GB, at 259 bucks, although the battery health is 70-80%, so I bought a Baseus mag-safe power bank, and of course, if there's a 59 bucks Apple Original battery replacement, I would definitely go for it, cause I do want to use it as my daily driver.

I have a Green 256GB 13 mini that has a new battery installed with verified 108% battery health providing me all day performance with my device. [...]

I find myself using my iPhone 13 Mini secondary phone less and less these days. Apple just can not figure out the battery life and heat generation issues. I am just scrolling my calendar and my phone feels hot. [...]

I bought a refurbished Iphone 12 back in 2022 which was great. But I got tired of a giant phone, so last month I bought a refurbished iphone 12 mini, where I keep only the most essential apps only and the iphone 12 with its all apps stays at home as work phone. [...] I bought a nokia 2720 flip phone, but unfortunately my current provider doesnt support LTe.... [...]

Dailyed the 12 mini for a year and just bought a 13 mini this week. 13 mini is my new daily and the 12 mini will be a backup, as i use these phones for work. There’s nothing smaller and lighter with so much power and support.

[...] I absolutely love it and take the Apple battery pack with me on the rare days I won’t be near a charger for some time. [...]

[...] The battery life sucked, the phone always ran hot, and the WiFi/Bluetooth chip went out three times. [...]

[...] Just sitting on the mag charger now during set up, the 13 is warming up. [...]

I got this iphone when it came out to update my camera, since I was making YouTube videos (I had the SE 2nd gen before) and have been using it since. The battery is pretty worn out and ready for a change now, but I intend to keep using this phone for as long as I can. As far as camera goes, I decided to separate my camera gear from my smartphone since it had been the only reason for changing my phone the last 2 times that happened, and I think that's the most economic and sensible choice. [...]

I have iphone se 2020 but it’s slowly dying… which im sad cause its great and i love it. the battery has to be charged few times a day… My phone is ancient cause it doesn not upgrades, it would die. I’m thinking about getting 13min just bcs its small and I don’t want big phone… If my phone dies then i buy a new one… but its so hard to choose cause none of the new ones are sth that i love… I don’t mind keeping my own one cause I bought new ipad air and do more work on it.

The biggest problem with my phone is that it took too long to find one that isn't comically large (I have an iPhone 13 Mini). The second biggest problem is that the battery is not what it used to be. It lasts 2 days on a full charge instead of 3. The battery will need to be replaced in a few years. [...] My options right now are basically do nothing or replace my phone with a watch.

[...] I also recently upgraded from an iPhone 13 mini to a 17, and I'm still not used to the larger screen size. Phones that can fit comfortably in your hand and pockets are in short supply. [...]

I'd recommend the iPhone 13 Mini because it will give you at least another year of software support and is generally the same phone. The battery on both of these phones are abysmally small so a degraded battery will provide pain. [...] I recently purchased what I thought was a true authentic Apple Silicone case off eBay only to discover weak magsafe performance(the phone kept falling off my car mount). [...] This way I get a new OEM battery every other year or so and I can thrash it as much as I want. Screen replacements are even wonderful for me but I had to learn the hard way: Upon buying the phone, I got a belkin screen protector and it goes up to the edge of the screen but leaves a tiny gap. Well the phone fell on the ground and hit that tiny gap causing a microcrack in the corner of the screen where the protector wasn't protecting. :/ On replacing the screen, i'm like why bother with the screen protectors whe

[...] I was all set to write "just give me Plasma Mobile on something the size of an iPhone 13 Mini, and I don't care how much doesn't work". [...] Obvious basics which surely aren't too much to ask: email, calendar, reminder and note syncing, password manager with TOTP generator, instant messaging (willingly to compromise and have only Signal or WhatsApp), route navigation, basic browsing, half-decent camera, ... [...] Oh - plus uncountable other small apps or utilities that hardly seem worth mentioning: calculator, file browser, compass, voice memos, ... [...] Maybe I'd rather just keep the iPhone 13 Mini. I just got a new battery (and bonus screen) installed by Apple on the weekend... [...]

[...] I am still using my iPhone 13 mini but I have also bought a second phone (the Nothing 3a) due to the battery troubles that the 13 mini has. I’m planning on asking a repair shop to swap out my 13 mini’s battery though and hopefully then it’ll be more functional again. [...]

I had 13 mini, great phone but unfortunatley, when my son was born and I ran to the hospital, I drop phone and a truck ran over it and destroyed the screen and front camera. Repair cost was to big and I change it to 16... But still miss for small phone like 13 mini.

Photos on Mac doesn't have an option to download photos directly Yes it does. [...] You keep asserting to the contrary, but I've been syncing my entire photos library to my Mac for years, since it was iPhoto even. Obviously if you have a larger photos library than storage space on a particular device, you cannot synchronize the entire library to that specific device. [...] my photos library vastly exceeds my iPhone 13 mini storage, so on my iPhone, I don't sync everything. But my Mac has 2 TB of storage, and Photos is setup to sync all my photos, and does so, reliably, and has been, again, for years now. [...]

My iPhone 13 Mini is almost 5 years old and well over 1000 charges and the battery health app reports 81% which I believe.

[...] Every single person I know who uses a phone of more than 4 years old, uses an iPhone 13 mini. [...]

[...] I have my iphone 13 mini for 4 years, having a Punkt MC03 for the same amount of time would cost me €1058. [...]

[...] I've had only two iPhones for almost 11 years. An iphone 6s and currently an iPhone 13 mini there entire time. [...]

My phone is an iPhone 13 mini. [...] I had the battery replaced last year by Apple for $85. [...]

Bought a 13 mini in Dec 2023 and I absolutely love it! I don't wanna buy new models till they release another mini